Who would have thought that the shy and honest Sanji would have the ability to win a girl's heart without saying a word?
But for an ordinary person, this was probably the happiest thing in the world.
Elvin, who had a different goal in life, was destined to drift away from the life of an ordinary person. He could only wish Sanji happiness in his heart.
Walking on the road, Elvin carefully read the note in his hand with a gloomy look in his eyes.
Since he had already reached the peak of novice knight, unless he was willing to spend several times more effort than before, there was no way he would be able to get rid of the insignificant two digits behind the decimal point and truly reach the limit of a human being.
No Extraordinary person who wanted to go far on the path of a Knight would deliberately pursue the limits of a human.
Elvin was now confident that as long as he could get a bottle of Black Sea Potion, he would have a high chance of becoming a Transcendent.
As long as he had the main ingredient, the Transcendent organ of a demonized shark, Elvin could try to find the supplementary ingredients according to the recipe passed down in his family.
However, even if the Black Sea Potion was the lowest potion in the path of a Knight, it still involved the Transcendent. As the main ingredient, the Transcendent organ, was not something an ordinary person like Elvin could easily find.
Moreover, the choice of the main ingredient was related to the path of a Knight after becoming a Transcendent. It was a major event in his life, and he could not be careless.
Therefore, joining a force and borrowing the strength of the organization was Elvin's only choice.
At this time, the kingdom's navy, which was in urgent need of manpower to deal with pirates, defend the sea route, and compete with enemy countries, came into Elvin's sight.
Only a new force like the navy, which was developing rapidly, could recruit talents without any restrictions so that they could quickly rise up and gain a certain amount of power.
Only the navy would not care about Elvin's identity as a descendant of a fallen noble and would give him ample opportunities for promotion. After all, the navy was so anxious that they even recruited thieves and criminals. Elvin was nothing to them.
In addition, Elvin was alone and had no backing. If he were to join the cavalry regiment, which valued family background, he would be a small soldier until he died. So whether it is to find his sister or to find Ilya's enemy for revenge, at the moment it seems that the Navy is the best choice.
In the end, Elvin still had a hidden motive.
In this magnificent era, the sea routes were constantly being developed, the true face of the world was being revealed bit by bit, and the great geographical discoveries were in full swing. Wouldn't it be a pity if he couldn't personally participate?
After reading Sanji's report, Elvin, who already had a plan in his mind, spent the next few days dealing with various matters and saying goodbye to friends.
.....
Time always flies when one is busy. Unknowingly, it was already the night before their departure. Perhaps it was the emotion of parting, but Elvin couldn't fall asleep on his bed.
He opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling. His thoughts were in a mess.
Elvin had been living alone since his previous life. After living alone for so long, he even felt that this small seaside town was his hometown. Now that he was about to leave his hometown, he couldn't help but feel a little depressed.
As he tossed and turned restlessly, it was already early in the morning, the darkest time of the day.
Boom!
Boom!
Suddenly, the shrill alarm bell rang through the night sky, followed by a series of roars from the direction of the dock.
Soon after, someone shouted out:
"Pirates are attacking the city!"
"Pirates are attacking the city!"
With a shiver, Elvin instantly woke up. He jumped up from the bed and opened the curtains. Outside, there was already a raging fire and shouting. Only then did he realize that there were really pirates rushing to the shore.
Pirates were rampant in the coastal area, and there were also incidents of pirates coming ashore to plunder.
But no matter how small Leopold was, it was still a city with preserved city walls. Plus, the coastal area was the key patrol area of the Navy warships. Elvin lived here for five years, and it was the first time that pirates attacked the city.
Elvin quickly changed his clothes, picked up his long sword and hunting bow and rushed out.
He thought clearly that it was not safe to stay at home at this time, especially the commercial area where he lived. If the city was breached, he would be the first target of the pirates. It was better to take the initiative and keep the pirates outside.
"Hey! Elvin! "
"Gleim!"
On the way, Elvin accidentally met Gleim who also heard the noise and ran out. They simply greeted each other and ran to the city gate on the other side of the dock, which was also the direction of the shelling sound.
This era was really far from "peace". But the professional army had just begun to develop, and it was difficult to meet the strong demand of the government.
Therefore, it was very common for hunters to be temporarily recruited as scouts in the army.
As an excellent hunter, Gleim, who had also participated in several military operations, took Elvin, who was not a stranger, all the way to the city gate in a veritable "chaos of war".
At this time, the shelling from the sea had ended, but the situation on the city gate was very critical.
There were two big holes in the city gate. The city wall, which was not high to begin with, collapsed partly because of the concentrated fire or the explosion of gunpowder. It was difficult to resist the enemy.
On the city wall, a middle-aged captain with a saber roared loudly:
"Fire! Drive these damn pirates into the sea! "
Bang!
Bang!
The soldiers lined up in three rows and fired alternately with their flintlock muskets.
After two rounds of shooting, before the smoke from the muskets had even dissipated, a large group of pirates wielding scimitars had already charged in from outside the city, howling madly.
"Charge!"
"Gagaga …!"
"Cancer of the sea, trash, let them have a taste of the power of the Blood Anchor Pirates! The gold coins, the wine, and the girls are all yours! Hahaha … "
"Long live the captain!"
"Kill them all!"
After firing, the soldiers threw away their muskets and drew their sabers under the command of the officer. Although the current flintlock muskets were powerful, the reloading speed was too slow. Firing within ten steps was simply playing with one's life.
The next moment.
Boom!
Two torrents of swords and spears clashed together. A bloody close combat began. Screams and howls were mixed with endless battle cries. Blood and limbs flew everywhere. When Elvin and Gleim arrived at the city gate, they saw such a tragic scene.
Elvin who had been training for a long time, but this was his first time on a cold weapon battlefield. His body trembled slightly!
The splashing blood, the miserable screams before death and the mutilated limbs gave him a huge impact. Although the trembling did not come from fear, this scene was undoubtedly a test for him.
Pa!
Elvin was suddenly pushed by Gleim. "Elvin, don't just stand there. Let's go too. Use bows and arrows to support! Reinforcements will be here soon. "
Taking a deep breath, Elvin nodded vigorously. He took down the Purple Robe Wood longbow from his back and used his advantage. After a few jumps on the broken city wall, he nimbly leaped onto the top of the city wall.
With just a glance, his digital vision had already marked out the blurred enemies and allies in the darkness. The wind speed and direction were updated and corrected in real time.
He nocked an arrow on the bow.
"Whoosh!"
The arrow pierced through the air and pierced through the back of the head of a bearded man who was laughing madly with blood all over his face.
The young soldier who was fighting on the opposite side was slightly stunned. He immediately reacted and hurried to help his companions.
At this time, Elvin had already turned his longbow and sent the arrow into the eye socket of the next pirate. His movements were coherent and focused. The situation on the battlefield did not allow him to savor the feeling of killing for the first time.
The primitive bow and arrow in Elvin's hands turned into a killing weapon that was even more effective than a flintlock!
Although the army of this era was already equipped with flintlocks on a large scale, it was not because the power of the bow and arrow was weak. It was because the flintlocks, or rather the gunmen, were more cost-effective.
A well-trained and qualified archer needed several years of training, while an ordinary gunman only needed a few days to master the use of a flintlock. The difference in efficiency was simply exponential.
Moreover, in the era of queuing to be shot, the requirements for accuracy were not high.
A qualified archer needed to be able to shoot ten arrows in a minute, and not in a chaotic battlefield. With the help of his physical fitness and the digital vision, Elvin could shoot an arrow in three to five seconds without missing a target. It was far more effective and terrifying than a flintlock.
When Gleim climbed up the stairs step by step, Elvin's arrows had killed five pirates without any accidental injury.
In contrast, Gleim, who also shot a bow to support later, also killed some pirates, but he was far less effective than Elvin in terms of efficiency and lethality.
The extreme physical fitness of human beings gave Elvin a terrible stability. He maintained the shooting speed of one arrow in three seconds. After climbing up the city wall for less than a minute, both the enemy and the allies realized that there was a great archer with terrifying dominance on the battlefield.
The morale of the soldiers was greatly boosted. Although the pirates were not afraid of death, they were also a little timid and were no longer as arrogant as before. The defensive line made of flesh and blood of Leopold's defenders was miraculously stabilized.
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